"There's a reason there's two ears and one mouth and do more listening as opposed to talking," says Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad.

This week, Benton Harbor's Mayor remembers what sparked the riots of 2003. He says a routine traffic stop for a non-violent offense led to much more.

"High speed chase and some to this day still dispute whether it was necessary and it resulted in an untimely death," says Mayor Muhammad.

Now, 13 years later there's been another deadly police-involved incident. Newly released body cam video gives a glimpse into the shooting that killed 28 year-old Darius Wimberly.

"We were able to see things that happened in 2003 and we're trying to prevent that kind of response in 2016," says Mayor Muhammad. "We wanted to stay ahead of it, so we contacted clergy, community leaders, we met with the family immediately."

At times, the city still appears divided.

"The crazy stuff that's constantly going on like the situation over here," says Macdoo. "Somebody is getting too trigger happy."

However, thinking about returning to the past is almost unthinkable for those who've been through it.

"2003 taught us that tearing up the city and burning it down doesn't serve any purpose," says McGinnis.

Community leaders are spreading a message of unity and hoping voices instead of violence will prevail.

"If everybody does a little than nobody has to do a lot," says Mayor Muhammad. "A key factor in keeping this city from going up in flames."

Benton Harbor's Mayor said the high speed chase in 2003 involved an agency outside of Benton Harbor. He believes that played a factor in what happened back then.